Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Hepzibah Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54033030801 · Harrison County, WV · pop 1,802 · 15% of tract blocks fall in Hepzibah
For landlords sizing up Hepzibah, census tract 54033030801 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 21% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,153 a month against an average household income of $59,265 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units784
Renter share42.3%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$59,265
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hepzibah and the region
Centroid at 39.3196, -80.3072 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hepzibah scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hepzibah
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,153 rent vs county FMR
7.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hepzibah
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hepzibah
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hepzibah
1.8
How Hepzibah compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 13.8%Housing insecurity
- 12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.9%Food insecurity
- 21.5%SNAP enrollment
- 10.3%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 22.1%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hepzibah
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hepzibah, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Harrison County average of 4.0 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54033030801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54033030801?
Census tract 54033030801 in Hepzibah scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54033030801?
Median gross rent is $1,153/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54033030801?
24.8% of residents in tract 54033030801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,802.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54033030801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 57th, minority 13th, housing 50th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54033030801 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54033030801 compare to Hepzibah overall?
Tract 54033030801 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Hepzibah at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hepzibah; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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